BBC Wildlife Magazine

Nature’s Treasures

By Ben Hoare, DK, £20

egular readers will be familiar with Ben Hoare’s joyous way of mixing Wild Times ), and his latest book for younger readers is as much of a treasure as it is a treasury. Through the course of 100 objects, Ben illuminates the very fabric of life – how do leaves change colour in the autumn? What are antlers made of? Where do diamonds come from? How does coral conjure its skeletons?

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